Video document from the pursuit of a suspicious car by police vehicleswhich started from Nicaea and ended at the Athens-Corinth highway at the height of Aspropyrgoswith a tragic consequence death of the 29-year-old special guard, ERT announced.

In the video in question, which comes from a security camera, a dark car is momentarily seen moving at breakneck speed, pursued by a police car.

According to police sources, the pursuit began at approximately 3:30 a.m. after a vehicle was stolen in Nice. The police who rushed to the area found that there were two suspicious vehicles. One stopped, but the other developed speed with the driver trying to escape.

After 23 minutes of pursuit, at the height of Aspropyrgos, the driver of the suspect vehicle made a dangerous maneuver as a result of which the patrol car following him braked and the motorcycle of the DIAS team fell on top of him.

One of the two police officers riding the motorcycle was seriously injured and was taken to the Thriasio hospital where he unfortunately died a short time later.

The other rider of the DIAS machine was initially transferred to the same hospital who has been injured but his life is not in danger, who was then taken to the 401 military hospital.

The police managed to make an arrest a person who was riding in the second suspect vehicle, while for some time due to the traffic accident, a section of the Athens-Corinth National Highway remained closed.